This publication presents quarterly estimates of selected indicators of manufacturing production in Australia.

More detailed breakdowns and other commodity items collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) are available on request for a charge. Monthly series are also available for a limited number of data items. Items for which additional production data are available are listed in paragraphs 7 to 11 of the Explanatory Notes.

ROUNDING

Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.

INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Sharon Fielder on Adelaide (08) 8237 7390.

QUARTERLY MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION COMMODITIES

Table 1

QUARTERLY MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION COMMODITIES, Australia

Beer

Portland cement

Clay bricks (SBE)

Pre-mixed concrete

Gas

Electricity

ML

'000 t

mill.

'000 m3

PJ

mill. kWh

2002

June

380

1 892

439

5 213

204

51 379

2003

September

421

2 227

465

5 903

232

54 808

December

490

2 090

439

5 542

188

52 453

March

435

1 963

436

5 325

173

54 561

June

390

2 180

449

5 698

215

54 644

2004

September

412

2 307

456

5 983

227

55 915

December

454

2 157

424

5 625

190

52 850

March

416

1 980

383

5 287

170

55 035

June

403

2 481

442

6 020

206

55 117

2005

September

408

2 340

407

6 462

221

56 043

December

482

2 265

421

5 911

180

54 992

March

438

2 027

355

5 462

171

57 112

June

386

2 278

423

6 079

224

57 157

2006

September

405

2 427

422

6 544

233

58 400

December

491

2 451

396

6 519

192

56 249

March

427

2 140

359

5 750

186

56 244

June

383

2 362

393

6 119

233

55 036

2007

September

394

2 536

387

6 884

244

59 806

December

473

2 562

378

6 836

205

56 411

March

420

2 183

323

5 841

194

59 118

June

390

2 558

371

7 032

229

56 660

2008

September

410

2 612

367

6 924

248

59 316

December

488

2 373

385

6 419

202

59 504

FORTHCOMING DATA RELEASE DATES

The ABS releases selected data items from the Manufacturing Commodity collections on a quarterly basis in this publication and also releases more detailed breakdowns and other commodity items on a monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual basis on request for a charge. Details on the release dates of the preliminary Pre-mixed concrete production data for capital cities and final monthly Pre-mixed concrete, Water heating equipment and Plasterboard data are specified below. More detail about these releases can be obtained by contacting Sharon Fielder on (08) 8237 7390.